Kansas City Star

Former President Harry S. Truman (second from left) stands with Ben Grauds and others at the announcement of the renewal of the television series, "Decision: The Conflicts of Harry S. Truman," by Screen Gems. Others are unidentified.

Former President Harry S. Truman (left) listens as Truman Library Director Dr. Philip Brooks (second from left) speaks at the Medal of Honor exhibit at the Library. Others are unidentified.

Representatives of the Eddie Jacobson Memorial Foundation visit former President Harry S. Truman in his office at the Truman Library to present a gold-plated miniature sculpture of the President and a gold-plated medallion. Left to right are Earl J. Tranin, Walter J. Berkowitz, A. D. Jacobson (brother of Eddie Jacobson), Truman, Lou Gershon, Dr. Borenstein, and A. J. Granoff.

Former President Harry S. Truman (center) shakes hands with two unidentified men at the Medal of Honor exhibit at the Harry S. Truman Library.

Truman Library guard Edward Smith shows a jeweled sword from the collections of the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library.

A tri-photo of Former President Harry S. Truman as he steps outside his home to retrieve his newspaper. It was his 88th birthday. The words at the bottom of the picture read: "Harry S. Truman observed his 88th birthday anniversary yesterday in the quiet of his home at 219 N. Delaware, Independence. He stepped outside just once, at 5:15 PM to pick his newspaper off the front steps. John Wozniak, a photographer for The Star, spent most of the afternoon across the street, awaiting the opportunity to take these birthday pictures of the 33rd President of the United States."

Former President Harry S. Truman (left) and Lt. Paul "Mike" Westwood (right) of the Independence police department, pose for a photograph while on a walk. Westwood was appointed bodyguard to the former president.

A political cartoon drawn by Dale Beronius depicts Senator Harry S. Truman's support of the President Franklin D. Roosevelt's Supreme Court proposal. The cartoon originally appeared in the Kansas City Star on April 26, 1937. The original drawing of this cartoon is in the museum collection of the Truman Library.

Former President Harry S. Truman (left) and Mrs. Ralph Truman (right) meet in front of a memorial plaque for her husband, General Ralph Truman (1880-1962) in the 35th Division Room at the Truman Library.

The hearse from George C. Carson Funeral Home carries the body of Former President Harry S. Truman from the funeral home to the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library. The casket holding Mr. Truman laid in state in the lobby of the Truman Library prior to burial in the courtyard of the Library. Police and United States Army soldiers are standing in the foreground. All people are unidentified.